We have been grieving a long time
There were several vigils across Canada last week following the acquittal of Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley. He had been charged with the murder of Colten Boushie, a First Nations man.
Senator Murray Sinclair wrote the following reflection, and posted it on his Facebook page. These are words, I believe, that apply in many of our current situations in Canada.
Today I grieve for my country.
I grieve for a family
that has seen only injustice
from the moment a farmer with a handgun
(why does a farmer need a handgun?)
killed their son.
I grieve for a mother
who saw the police raid her house
and treat her like a criminal
and not the victim she was.
I grieve for other mothers
with empty arms
who are reminded of their own loss
at the hands of others.
and the lack of answers that haunt them still
I grieve for the youth
who now see no hope,
and whose hunger for justice
gives rise to anger.
I grieve for the children
whose lives now have
one more jeopardy.
I grieve for the elders
who have seen this before.
And whose wisdom holds no means
to get through this evenly.
I may grieve for some time.
But then again…
we have been grieving a long time.
This is why
we can’t “just get over it and move on”.
My country won’t let me.
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